NASA: Traces of life found on distant exoplanet
NASA has announced the possible discovery of a trace of life in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet. The James Webb Space Telescope seems to have detected evidence of the existence of a molecule called dimethyl sulphide (DMS), which on Earth is produced only by tiny marine organisms called phytoplankton, BBC News reports.
Scientists have said that more evidence is needed to confirm its existence in the atmosphere of the planet K2-18b, which is located 120 light-years away and is 8.6 times larger than Earth.
The detection of life on another planet would represent one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time, so the initial results from K2-18b are promising.
So far, the key word in NASA's announcement is "possible," because much more evidence is needed to turn that into "certain."
Translation by Iurie Tataru
